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Did medieval colleges have what we today would consider electives, if so what are some examples of them?

245 upvotes • r3volc

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Did the Nazi regime have any particular language policy (such as promoting the use of particular dialects of the German language over others)?

245 upvotes • spikebrennan

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Did the Roman Empire use a single standardised currency? If so, how far would a coin be likely to travel across the empire before being lost/melted down?

245 upvotes • lameskiana

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If the name "The Wars of the Roses" was not coined until the 18th century, what did the English people at the time (or in the decades immediately after) call the conflict?

245 upvotes • American_quack

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How loud were late Roman Republic/Early Empire battles? It's hard to imagine taking commands and orders over the shouts of thousands of people.

245 upvotes • TriTheTree

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Has there ever been a republican or democratic nomination that was decided by super delegates that went AGAINST the popular vote?

245 upvotes • Sanderroy

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Which English King was the first to speak English as his primary language, and not French? Why the transition?

245 upvotes • Kglee54

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Was there ever a Nazi resistance after Hitler fell and Allies took control of German territories?

245 upvotes • Milk_crate_so_random

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Why is there such a lack of records of pre-Christian Slavic beliefs (especially considering proximity to Greek and Latin peoples in the Balkans) compared to, say, Germanic religion?

245 upvotes • kanadskiy

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How did 1950s and 60s pop culture address Nazi Germany and the Holocaust?

245 upvotes • sunagainstgold

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did medieval colleges have what we today would consider electives, if so what are some examples of them?	245	r3volc
Did the Nazi regime have any particular language policy (such as promoting the use of particular dialects of the German language over others)?	245	spikebrennan
Did the Roman Empire use a single standardised currency? If so, how far would a coin be likely to travel across the empire before being lost/melted down?	245	lameskiana
If the name "The Wars of the Roses" was not coined until the 18th century, what did the English people at the time (or in the decades immediately after) call the conflict?	245	American_quack
How loud were late Roman Republic/Early Empire battles? It's hard to imagine taking commands and orders over the shouts of thousands of people.	245	TriTheTree
Has there ever been a republican or democratic nomination that was decided by super delegates that went AGAINST the popular vote?	245	Sanderroy
Which English King was the first to speak English as his primary language, and not French? Why the transition?	245	Kglee54
Was there ever a Nazi resistance after Hitler fell and Allies took control of German territories?	245	Milk_crate_so_random
Why is there such a lack of records of pre-Christian Slavic beliefs (especially considering proximity to Greek and Latin peoples in the Balkans) compared to, say, Germanic religion?	245	kanadskiy
How did 1950s and 60s pop culture address Nazi Germany and the Holocaust?	245	sunagainstgold